{"id":2472994,"date":"2025-08-10T11:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-antisemitism-on-the-rise-a-glimmer-of-hope-at-jewish-delis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T15:43:52","slug":"with-antisemitism-on-the-rise-a-glimmer-of-hope-at-jewish-delis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-antisemitism-on-the-rise-a-glimmer-of-hope-at-jewish-delis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"With antisemitism on the rise, a glimmer of hope at Jewish delis &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwith-antisemitism-on-the-rise-a-glimmer-of-hope-at-jewish-delis-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article highlights how Jewish delis in the United States offer a hopeful cultural party amid a meaningful rise in antisemitism. August marks the 10th annual National Deli Month, which honors traditional New york-style Jewish delis, initiated by David &#8220;Ziggy&#8221; Gruber of Houston&#8217;s Kenny &#038; Ziggy&#8217;s New York Delicatessen. These delis not only provide iconic foods like pastrami on rye but also support charitable causes, such as donating part of their proceeds to the Holocaust Museum of Houston, which educates about the Holocaust and Jewish immigrant history.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish delis trace their origins to Jewish immigration waves in the late 19th and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-requiring-id-to-vote-is-not-like-jim-crow\/\" title=\"No, Requiring ID To Vote Is Not Like Jim Crow\">early 20th centuries<\/a>, combining diverse Central and Eastern European culinary traditions adapted to kosher laws. The article also connects the deli culture to the growth of the cattle industry, especially in Texas, a key state for beef production and Jewish immigration through the Galveston movement.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the troubling rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orthodox-jews-trending-even-more-toward-republican-party-while-vast-majority-of-american-jews-lean-left-despite-democrat-position-on-anti-semitism-and-israel-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Orthodox Jews Trending Even More Toward Republican Party While Vast Majority Of American Jews Lean Left, Despite Democrat Position On Anti-Semitism And Israel, Poll Shows\">antisemitic incidents<\/a> and hate crimes, delis provide a symbol of heritage, community, and resilience. National Deli Month spans various U.S. states and Canada, aiming to preserve and celebrate this unique cultural institution as a beacon of hope and unity for Jewish communities and their supporters.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">With antisemitism on the rise, a glimmer of hope at Jewish delis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2200302\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">antisemitism<\/a> at its highest level in recorded history, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jewish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jewish<\/a> delis in the U.S. are providing a glimpse of hope, celebration and award-winning pastrami on rye sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p>This August marks the 10th annual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delimonth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Deli Month<\/a>, celebrating last century&rsquo;s New York-style Jewish delicatessens. It was launched by David (Ziggy) Gruber of the beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Houston<\/a> establishment, Kenny &amp; Ziggy&rsquo;s New York Delicatessen Restaurant and Bakery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3493964\/august-recess-weddings-congress-bresnahan-strub\/\">Wedding bells ring for Rob Bresnahan and congressional staffers over August recess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3494655\/trump-administration-chases-social-media-virality-pop-culture-memes\/\">Trump administration chases social media virality with pop culture memes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3493465\/influence-nationalism-trump-intellectual-allies\/\">Trump&#8217;s intellectual allies look to cement his nationalism influence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Since 1999, Kenny &amp; Ziggy&rsquo;s &ldquo;has made it a mission to give Houstonians the ultimate dining experience by combining traditional New York deli food with contemporary cuisine. Of course, it&rsquo;s in owner Ziggy Gruber&rsquo;s blood, being he is a third-generation deli man, and his grandfather opened the first Jewish deli on Broadway in New York City back in the 1920s.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Each participating deli is donating proceeds to charitable causes.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of proceeds from Kenny &amp; Ziggy&rsquo;s price fixed menu is going to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hmh.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holocaust Museum of Houston<\/a>. The museum is also offering anyone who purchases a National Deli Month meal one free admission ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The museum, founded by Holocaust survivors, is dedicated to educating the public about the Holocaust and the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy. It also presents exhibits about American culture, including one previous exhibit about Jewish immigrants and delis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The story of the Jewish delicatessen is as much about immigration as it is about food,&rdquo; a past exhibit of the museum&rsquo;s, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll Have What She&rsquo;s Having,&rdquo; explained. &ldquo;Between 1880 and 1924, more than two million Jewish immigrants made new homes in the United States. The emergence of delis can be traced to an influx of Jewish immigrants from the Rhineland &ndash; an area of Central Europe that is part of present-day Germany &ndash; to New York City in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-little-known-story-of-an-irish-regiment-that-helped-turn-the-tides-of-the-american-civil-war\/\" title=\"The Little Known Story Of An Irish Regiment That Helped Turn The Tides Of\u00a0The American Civil War\">mid-nineteenth century<\/a>. These newcomers were soon followed by Jews from Eastern Europe and the Russian Empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Jewish deli combined dishes from various regions of Central and Eastern Europe as Jews from different countries met in America. Foods such as pickles, knishes, gefilte fish, borscht, pastrami, smoked fish, bagels, babka, and rugelach began to be served under one roof for the first time. Many of these dishes are not specifically Jewish in origin, but reflect regional cuisine that European Jews adopted to fit the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >kosher dietary laws dictated<\/a> by Jewish tradition. Over time, these foods became the hallmarks of the Jewish deli in the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Jewish deli also relied on the emerging cattle industry &ndash; led by Texas, where &ldquo;beef remains the hallmark of a classic deli sandwich.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This year, in addition to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_6d40b2ba-7140-4af1-96b9-f63d86975dd5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banning<\/a>&nbsp;the production of lab grown meat in Texas, the Texas legislature officially designated two steaks as the official steak of Texas, the Texas Strip (Senate) and the tomahawk ribeye (House), The Center Square&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_ff867c7a-ff37-11ef-a674-3b8d1e42d3b9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. The House and Senate couldn&rsquo;t agree on which cut so they chose two. The chambers also passed resolutions highlighting the significance of cattle in Texas, noting that in the late 19th century, as urban centers grew, demand for beef increased.<\/p>\n<p>This spurred the era of cattle drives when Texas ranchers and cowboys moved cattle along the open range to reach train depots to transport their cattle to major urban centers like New York, where the deli was founded. The growth of the cattle industry in the U.S. coincided with a large influx of Jewish immigrants who don&rsquo;t eat pork, the museum notes.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1900s, Texas also became a primary destination for Jewish immigrants fleeing Russian pogroms through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/galveston-movement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Galveston Movement<\/a>. More than 10,000 arrived in Galveston, considered the &ldquo;Ellis Island of the South&rdquo; at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly recognition of delis is something to celebrate, patrons argue, at a time when antisemitism and hate crimes against Jews in the U.S. has reached an all-time high. According to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.ucr.cjis.gov\/LATEST\/webapp\/#\/pages\/explorer\/crime\/hate-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new FBI report<\/a>, hate crimes against Jews account for 70% of all religiously motivated hate crimes. Antisemitic incidents increased in the U.S. after the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The number of antisemitic attacks tracked by the Anti-Defamation League were the largest on record last year since it began reporting them in 1979, The Center Square&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_39706491-91b8-4b21-9143-28dbb048335b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. The majority of antisemitic attacks, 64%, occurred in 10 states, eight run by Democrats. New York, the birthplace of American delis,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/new_york\/article_b5187052-e710-4ef4-b9a8-a7fdc28a681b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;the most.<\/p>\n<p>The governor and legislature have implemented significant measures to combat antisemitism in Texas and support for Israel, The Center Square has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/search\/?tncms_csrf_token=b4759f9657d6dcf2376a115489720cade961ce5489439da096d50716f6c90af9.9239356d107b6175668c&amp;sd=desc&amp;l=25&amp;s=start_time&amp;f=html&amp;t=article%2Ccollection&amp;app=editorial&amp;nsa=eedition&amp;q=abbott+antisemitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3494976\/trump-seeks-1-billion-ucla-newsom-urges-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP SEEKING $1 BILLION SETTLEMENT FROM UCLA OVER ANTISEMITISM ALLEGATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participating National Deli Month delis are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Ziggy argues the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-effect-major-companies-avoid-changing-to-pride-themed-logos-on-social-media\/\" title=\"Big firms skip &#039;Pride&#039; logos on social media. Is it the &#039;Bud Light Effect&#039;?\">month-long celebration<\/a> of delis is important, &ldquo;endlessly believing the deli world is a wonderful place that should never be lost.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2200302\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2200302\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising antisemitism met with hope at U.S. Jewish delis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2472995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/judaism-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7053,42267,61021],"class_list":["post-2472994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-antisemitism","tag-hate-crimes","tag-jewish-delis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/judaism-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472994"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473002,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472994\/revisions\/2473002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2472995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}